OJO is committed to fostering an environment where all employees and candidates can thrive, grow, and lead. We strongly encourage members of marginalized communities, including people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities, to apply with OJO. If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply anyway. We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome gets in the way of meeting incredible candidates and we don’t want anything to get in the way of meeting you. If you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in any portion of our interview process, please reach out to [email protected].
About OJO
OJO is an Austin-based real estate technology company partnering with the top real estate agents and teams to deliver value to millions of consumers on its platform. The company’s platform for buying, selling, and homeownership meets people wherever they are on their journey, offering personalized guidance every step of the way. Through a bespoke combination of people and technology, OJO cultivates a deep understanding of individual needs and preferences, matching people with the right tools and trusted providers to equip anyone to unlock the abundant benefits of home ownership.
Our residential search site Movoto.com provides personalized recommendations and highlights listings best suited to each consumers’ needs and preferences, so they never miss a home that might be the right fit. OJO Homeowner, our home management and finance tool, helps consumers uncover hidden savings, monitor equity, and plan for the future, whether managing their home as an asset or identifying the right time to sell. We also have a network of top-rated real estate agents and teams using the Movoto Pro+ and Movoto Select Network platforms, each aiming to provide consumers with expertise and support throughout their individual real estate journeys.
OJO is an innovative and resourceful startup, placing 29th on the Deloitte Tech Fast 500 and 49th on the Inc. 5000. To date, the company has raised more than $140 million to fuel its growth. CEO and Founder, John Berkowitz, has been named EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Central Texas and a top CEO by the Austin Business Journal, and the company’s executives have won more than a dozen industry awards. OJO is headquartered in Austin, Texas and has employees globally with a presence in Chicago, Minneapolis, and San Mateo; and a large operations center in St. Lucia.
With a small but mighty team, OJO guides people through all the twists and turns of the homeownership journey giving them access to real estate insights and creating relationships with committed experts, giving them the tools and information they need to unlock more than just the front door.
About the role
You will work closely within a collaborative cross-functional team of product managers, engineers, business analysts, and another designer to create, ship, and iteratively improve the tools and features OJO offers to the real estate agents and teams as well as the end-to-end experiences of home buyers and sellers. Our product, design, and engineering (PDE) team has an aim of delivering results through creativity, holding itself accountable to drive business growth through a continually improving user experience.
Location: We are able to hire this position in one of the following states: TX, MN, IL, NY, NC, NM, NV, PA, AZ, CA, WA
What you’ll do
- Join the “Monetization” team, whose focus is creating meaningful and mutually successful connections between home shoppers and sellers and the right real estate professionals.
- Partner with Product peers to develop an end-to-end design vision for how OJO can guide the “hand-raiser” consumer journey and deliver consistent value to real estate agents and teams that use OJO’s services
- Work in close collaboration with peers and stakeholders across the business, from consumer to agent, to ensure we are driving meaningful impact for our consumers and our customers.
- Strategize with product, design, and engineering peers to ensure that the improvements proposed and implemented by PDE support OJO’s overall business goals
- Conduct user research and usability tests with real estate agents and teams to better understand key user problems and develop hypotheses on what OJO can do to help solve those problems
- Create production-ready designs and flows that are user-friendly, metric-driven, and engaging
- Work with engineering to create feasible yet impactful solutions
- Evangelize product design by cultivating a culture of sharing, actively encouraging and enabling others to openly share knowledge, ideas, resources, and information with one another
What we need from you
- 5+ years of experience designing world-class web apps and/or mobile apps
- Research-backed case studies that demonstrate a history of developing compelling solutions and delivering measurable business impact
- Proficiency with design software such as Figma, research tools, and prototyping tools
- Curiosity about human behavior and interest in the way people think
- Excellent communication skills, with a proven track record of presenting designs to cross-functional teams and evangelizing UX to a broad organization
- Familiarity with responsive web, iOS, and Android design standards
- Experience partnering with Product and Engineering to pursue business outcomes in an agile product development environment
- Comfortable making data-driven decisions to guide design
- Bachelor’s or Master’s preferred in graphic design, HCI, UX, a related area of study, or equivalent work experience
Nice to haves
- Residential real estate, real estate technology or finTech experience
- Experience in building at-scale consumer facing web products
- A passion for quantitatively analyzing user behavior and defining user-focused key performance indicators to measure success
Ready to join us? Here’s what to expect next:
Step 1: Complete the application below
Step 2: Recruiter Phone Screen
Step 3: Hiring Manager Video Interview
Step 4: Subject Matter Expert/Technical Video Interview
Step 5: Final Round Interview + Role-specific Project Assignment (for many roles)
Diversity and Inclusion at OJO:
OJO is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and do not discriminate on any basis prohibited by law, including race, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, and veteran status. We provide equal employment opportunities at all stages in the employment process, including hiring, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Further, all of our employees have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on OJO. Please reach out to [email protected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to participate in any portion of the application or interview process.
What We Do
OJO Labs is an Austin-based real estate technology company preparing more people to be successful homeowners. The company’s platform for buying and selling homes meets people wherever they are on their journey, offering personalized guidance every step of the way. Through a combination of industry expertise and patented AI technology, OJO cultivates a deep understanding of individual needs and preferences, matching people with the right tools and trusted providers to help them become successful homeowners and unlock life’s possibilities.
Why Work With Us
We are innovators, tech nerds, musicians, entrepreneurs, parents, athletes - we have an eclectic group of people from all walks of life. One thing we have in common is a mutual admiration and respect for what each and every team member brings to our company. "People First" is not just a catch phrase, it's a way of life here at OJO.
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